Call the Midwife (DVD)

Based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, Call The Midwife is a moving, intimate, funny and, above all, true-to-life look at the colourful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the Fifties.

Call the Midwife: Series 1 The lives, trials and tribulations of midwives working in 1950s London are captured in this moving and heart-warming hit drama series.

Based on the acclaimed memoirs of Jennifer Worth, newly-qualified midwife, Jenny Lee, arrives in the deprived East End to work in a convent. Teaming up with an eclectic team of midwives, Lee soon falls for the community she serves, experiencing the births, lives, loves and deaths of a closely-knit society on the cusp of huge social change.

Featuring talented newcomer Jessica Raine and industry legends including Jenny Agutter and Vanessa Redgrave, Call the Midwife is a life-affirming period drama that we can all fall in love with... and shed an occasional tear over.

Did You Know? •The series is the highest-viewed drama on BBC One in over a decade and attracted the largest audience for a drama debut episode in the corporation's history •Actress Miranda Hart who plays audience-favourite Chummy Browne revealed in a Guardian newspaper interview that she had been spotted by author Jennifer Worth long before she landed the role. Worth was so convinced that Hart would be perfect for the role of the ditzy posh-girl turned midwife, that she sent the actress her books to read. •Worth's recognition of Hart's talents were prophetic; the actress was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Chummy at the 2012 BAFTA TV Awards. •Sadly, author Jennifer Worth never got to see what a huge hit the TV series would go on to become; she passed away in June 2011.

What The Critics Say

“Utterly winning... a drama to answer all our prayers” The Sunday Times